Founder School

Founder Talks: new event series brings founders on stage

Aalto Founder School brings entrepreneurship closer to all students at Aalto through monthly Founder Talks.
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Monika Liikamaa, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Enfuce. Student hosts: Malhar Bagi & Tina Suomi. Photo: Ahti Brummer / Aalto University

Founder Talks is a new hybrid event series about entrepreneurship for all startup curious students. Enjoy the fireside chats where well-known Finnish and international founders share their journey, interviewed by students from Aalto University.

The Founder Talks take place every third Thursday of the month during the academic year 2025–2026 at 16.00 in Marsio (Otakaari 2, Espoo) or online. If you join us on-site, feel free to stay for the networking afterwards.

Fall 2026 Speakers:

September 17th: Milda Mitkute, Co-founder of Vinted
October 15th: Tuomas Rasila, Founder and CEO of Sensofusion
November 19th: Coming soon
December 10th: Coming soon

Founder Talks and other entrepreneurship events

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Academic events, Campus, Networking –

Quantum Night by Aalto Founder School (external link)

​Quantum computing is the next big thing and Finland is building companies at the forefront of that transition - from full-stack quantum hardware to algorithms and software.

​For this Quantum Night by Aalto Founder School, we're bringing together two people close to the action to explore what’s actually happening in quantum right now. and where it could go next.
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Academic events, Campus, Networking –

Aalto Founder Talks #10: Tuomas Rasila, Founder and CEO of Sensofusion

Tuomas Rasila is the founder and CEO of Sensofusion, a Finnish defense-tech company developing technology to detect and counter drone threats.
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Information sessions, Networking, Workshops –

GTM NIGHT BY AALTO FOUNDER SCHOOL (external link)

GTM, sales and positioning lessons from leaders at Directus and Supermetrics for founders turning products into scalable businesses.
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Other –

Power of Team Building (external link)

Join us for an evening about one of the most important parts of building a startup: the team.
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